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Rothko Chapel Closes In March For Major Renovations
Posted on · Updates to lighting in the chapel are in store -- along with new programming and administrative facilities.
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Houston Artist Krista Birnbaum
Posted on · Houston artist Krista Birnbaum loves sharing her art with the city, especially when she was commissioned to create a piece for the new international terminal at Hobby Airport. She's inspired by nature and explains where her love of art came from. (Above: Artist Krista Birnbaum’s work “Roadside Attraction” on display in the new international terminal […]
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HPM Top Ten List: Great Paintings That Inspired Music
Posted on · A list of paintings that have inspired composers over the years.
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MFAH Showcases Rare Collection of Watercolor Master John Singer Sargent
Posted on · We learn about the Museum of Fine Art Houston’s new exhibit John Singer Sargent: The Watercolors, which offers a rare collection of 100 watercolors by Gilded Age American master John Singer Sargent. Sargent’s was renowned for his mastery of the watercolor medium and for his avant garde way of framing subjects. The exhibit runs through […]
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Exhibit Brings Replicas of World’s Oldest Art to Houston
Posted on · In September of 1940 four French boys discovered a long-forgotten cave full of prehistoric art. The Lascaux Cave, as itâs now known, has been dubbed the âSistine Chapel of Pre-history,â because itâs adorned with ancient frescos of bulls, deer and bison. The caves have been closed to the public since the 1960s to protect them, […]